BRYANT MEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS PACE, 6-3 IN SEASON OPENER

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -  The Bryant men's tennis team opened its 2006 season with a 6-3 Northeast-10 Conference victory over Pace University Friday afternoon.  Bryant opened the match winning two of the three doubles matches and earned wins at singles Nos. 3 through 6 to claim the win.   Zach Goodman picked up a win at No. 3 singles, defeating Marko Prljevic, 6-4, 6-4 while Ben Caisse added  a win at No. 4 singles, defeating Vishal Moorjani in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.    

Men's Tennis @ Hartford, Conn.
Bryant 6, Pace 3

Singles
No. 1 - Paul Koskinski (P) def. Craig Drushella (B), 6-3, 6-0
No. 2 – Diego Palacios (P) def. Sean Authier (B), 9-8, 7-5
No. 3 – Zach Goodman (B) def. Marko Prljevic (P), 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 – Ben Caisse (B) def. Vishal Moorjani (P), 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 – Al Duro (B) def. Andrew Hagen (P),  8-1
No. 6 – Mike Pickowics (B) def. Derrick Torbeck (P), 4-1, retired
Doubles
No. 1 – Koskinski/Palacios (P) def. Drushella/Authier (B), 9-8 (7-3)
No. 2 – Duro / Pickowicz (B) def. Moorjani/Prljevic (P), 8-3
No. 3 – Caise / Goodman (B) def. Torbeck / Hagen (P), 8-0
Records:  Bryant 1-0, Pace 0-1